City News Service

The judge said the district's mandate, which does not permit religious or personal belief exemptions, contradicts state law because implementing such mandates without exemptions can only be imposed by the state legislature.

The amount of COVID-19 virus detected in wastewater has predicted the region's COVID-19 caseload up to three weeks ahead of clinical diagnostic reports.

The number of coronavirus patients in San Diego County hospitals decreased by six people to 365, according to the latest state figures.

San Diego County public health officials reported 1,032 new COVID-19 infections and seven additional deaths associated with the virus Friday, increasing the region's cumulative totals to 397,374 cases and 4,406 deaths since the pandemic began.

The unemployment rate in San Diego County decreased to 4.6% in November, down from a revised 5.3% in October and below the year-ago estimate of 6.8%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.

San Diego County public health officials Thursday reported 578 new COVID-19 infections and four additional deaths.

The latest in-custody death comes on the heels of news that a sheriff’s deputy was arrested for allegedly having illegal drugs on county jail property.

Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a statement in response to Southwest's cancellations, noting that the department will be looking into the situation.

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive-heat warning, effective from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 8 p.m. next Monday.